PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minakov's entrance music is МС DONI ft Тимати - Б. A fine choice. Thunder has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jesse Thunder enters the cage!

Minakov
vs
Thunder

187 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
Worldwide Nutrition (160q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Minakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minakov checks it well.
Thunder lands with a shot to the body.
Minakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oooooh!!! Thunder has knocked Minakov down with a huge combo! Thunder steps away and waves a wobbly Minakov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder clobbers Minakov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Minakov shoots and misses

and Thunder counters with a nice right hand that sends Minakov toppling to the canvas! Minakov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thunder finish him?!

Minakov is rocked!

Vitaly Minakov's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minakov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Minakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Minakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Minakov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Minakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
Minakov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.

Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Minakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunder avoids the damage to the body.
Minakov is looking for a takedown.
Minakov is looking to control Thunder's arms but Thunder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minakov has his back to the cage.
Thunder is leaning against Minakov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Minakov tries to pull guard but Thunder won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Minakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thunder can't find room to land a body shot as Minakov controls the action.
Minakov blocking some punches.
Minakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Thunder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Vitaly Minakov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minakov's efforts to push away.
Thunder digs a right hand into Minakov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minakov's gas tank.
Minakov is breathing heavily.
Minakov prevents a body shot from Thunder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Thunder avoiding damage.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder takes an elbow to the temple.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thunder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minakov is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunder.
Minakov managing to block the knees to the body from Thunder.
Thunder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minakov is keeping busy.
Minakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Thunder lands with a right to the head.
Minakov has had enough of the clinch but Thunder keeps him there for the moment.
Thunder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Minakov.
Thunder takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thunder lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jeez, Vitaly Minakov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thunder cracks Minakov with a nice body shot.
Thunder lands a body shot.
Thunder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minakov.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thunder as the two fighters clinch.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minakov backwards.
Thunder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thunder wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Thunder.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder tries to work over Minakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder lands a hook that snaps the head of Minakov backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vitaly Minakov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Thunder!
A pretty intense looking Jesse Thunder took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.